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June 19, 2007

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Wednesday, June 20

Bellingrath Gardens and Home will host Wonderful Wednesday on Wednesday, June 20 from 10 to 11 a.m. The session will be about Caring for Roses with Linda Guy. The cost is $10 for adults and $5.50 for children 5-12. Reservations are requested. For more information call 973-2217 or visit www.bellingrath.org.

CELEBRATION OF THE SUMMER SOLSTICE and the release of the new CD The Return Home by the Celtic/ world music band Mithril (Andra Bohnet – flutes/whistle/Celtic harp, Tom Morley – fiddle/Irish tenor/banjo, Ben Harper – guitar, and David Hughes – percussion/keyboards. The disc contains several original tunes by members of the band, in addition to traditional music from Ireland, Scotland and more exotic locales. 7:30 PM. University of South Alabama, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center. Adults/ $5; USA students, faculty and staff; senior citizens/ $3. Contact: 251-928-0987/ 251-460-6696/ www.mithril.us

Thursday, June 21

SUMMER STORY TIME with Sandy Sanchez – for elementary school age children. Through Aug 7. Tue, 10 AM; Thu, 2 PM. Page & Palette (32 S. Section St., Fairhope) Free.Contact: 251-928-5295/ www.pageandpalette.com

CLASSES: JAZZ DANCE for adults; one-hour sessions for six weeks, beginning June 7. Thu, 5:45 PM. Broadway South Dance (7906 Westside Park Dr.) $80 plus annual registration fee: individual/ $35; family/ $55. Contact: 251-639-0660/ www.broadwaysouthdance.com

DANCE LEGEND FRANKIE MANNING SWINGS Swing Dance classes: Beginning (6:30 – 8 PM); Intermediate (8 – 9:30 PM) Presenters: Alabama Contemporary Dance and National Dance Education Organization. Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel (64 S. Water St.) $25 (per class) Contact: 251-432-6706/ www.aldance.org

MASTER CLASS: BRAZILIAN DRUMMING & DANCE with Curtis Pierre. Drumming (9:30 – 10:30 AM and 3 – 4 PM); Capoeira dance (2 – 3 PM). Presenters: Alabama Contemporary Dance and National Dance Education Organization. Museum of Mobile (111 S. Royal St.) $10 (one class and admission to Captive Passage) Contact: 251-432-6706

CASA SAMBA with Curtis Pierre. Brazilian drumming and dance. Presenters: Alabama Contemporary Dance and National Dance Education Organization. Government Plaza (205 Government St.) Free.Contact: 251-432-6706

ART PARTNERS ON THE BAY

Showcase with silent and live auction of works of art created through the collaboration of artists and people with disabilities living in the Mobile and Baldwin Counties; music; food; wine. Host: VSA arts of Alabama. Benefits ArtPartners, a program providing opportunities in the arts to children and adults with chronic diseases and disabilities in educational, community and healthcare settings. 7 PM. Eastern Shore Art Center (401 Oak St., Fairhope) $15. Preview Party & Wine Tasting with the opportunity to meet artists and purchase artwork before the main event begins. 5:30 – 7 PM. $25 (includes admission to the 7 PM event)Contact: Info: 205-212-7042 (Julie Wall, director of operations)/ www.vsartsalabama.org; tickets: 251-928-2228

Friday, June 22

HOPE: A DANCE PROJECT A celebration of national, regional and local dance. Presenters: Alabama Contemporary Dance and National Dance Education Organization. 7:30 PM. Saenger Theatre (6 S. Joachim St.) General/ $15; students/ $10. Contact: 251-208-5601

Sunday, June 24

AUDITIONS: DRACULA & ME an original comedy based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Commedia del Arte. Role of “Lucy” and understudies for “Mina” and “Van Helsing” on Jun 17; additional auditions (call for available roles) on Jun 24, Jul 1 and Jul 8; special arrangements possible. Performance: Sun, Oct 7. 3 – 5 PM. University of South Alabama, Humanities Building, Auditorium. Contact: 251-510-0654/ Commedia_del_Arte_Mobile@yahoo.com (Shari Prestwood)

*THAT’S ITALIAN! * Heim Duo (flutist Annette Heim and guitarist Bret Heim) Program: Castelnuovo-Tedescon: Sonatine, Op. 205; Diabelli: Grande Sérenade Concertante (with violist Jim Lichtenberger) 12:45 PM. Government Street Presbyterian Church (300 Government St.) Contact: 251-432-1749/ tmaddox@gspcmobile.org (Terry Maddox)

Monday, June 25

*JAZZ JAMBALAYA: GYPSY JAZZ. * Music by Roman Street; program developers: Naomi and Jim Maurer. MOJO (Mystic Order of the Jazz Obsessed) Monthly tribute to great jazz artists. Fourth Mon, 6:30 PM. Gulf City Lodge (601 State St.) Members/ $7; nonmembers/ $10. (includes a jambalaya dinner)

Contact: www.msnusers.com/MOJOMOBILE

CONCERT Mobile Pops. Conductor: Greg Gruner. 7:30 PM. Langan Park, Jimmie Morris Performing Arts Pavilion. Free. 251-679-6036/ www.mobilepopsband.com

Tuesday, June 26

*IT’S A MYSTERY: * INVESTIGATE, EXPLORE & CREATE AN ART PROJECT for children 7 and up. Who are You? Costumes & Disguises. Sponsors: Ben May Main Library & the Mobile Museum of Art. Tue through July 10, 1 PM. Ben May Main Library (701 Government St.) Contact: 251-208-7086/ www.mplonline.org

Thursday, June 28

RECEPTION: African American Artists of Alabama, J. B. Harter. 7 – 9 PM. Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Dr.) 251-208-5200/ www.mobilemuseumofart.com.

Friday, June 29

NOMINATION DEADLINE: 2007 GREATER MOBILE AREA ARTS AWARDS. Nominations due by 4:30 PM. For information/ forms: www.mobilearts.org/awards.php. Mobile Arts Council (318 Dauphin St.) Contact: 251-432-9796/ www.mobilearts.org.

*APPLICATION DEADLINE: * MOBILE ARTS COUNCIL GRANTS. Applications are due by 4 PM. For information/ forms: www.mobilearts.org/grants.php. Mobile Arts Council (318 Dauphin St.) Contact: 251-432-9796/ www.mobilearts.org

OPENING: SHARED EXPRESSIONS An exhibition featuring several community arts organizations (Azalea City Quilters Guild, Azalea Woodturners, Camera South, Clay Artists, Mobile Art Association, Mobile Watercolor and Graphic Arts Society, Mobile Arts Council, Shibui Chapter, Sumi-é Society of America and Bay Area Art Educators Association) Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Dr.) Through Sun, Sep 16. Mon – Sat, 10 AM – 5 PM; Sun, 1 – 5 PM. Adults/ $10; senior adults (50+) or military/ $9; students/ $6; adult group (20+)/ $8; student group (20+)/ $3. Contact: 251-208-5200/ www.mobilemuseumofart.com

*RECEPTION: A TIME FOR WAR OR PEACE: * ART THAT CONFRONTS THE REALITIES OF THE PRESENT curated by David McCann. 6 – 9 PM. Space 301 Off Centre (6 S. Joachim St.) Through Sun, Aug 5. Wed – Sat, 10 – 5 PM; Sun, noon – 5 PM. Centre for the Living Arts members/free; nonmembers/ $5. A TIME FOR WAR OR PEACE: ART THAT CONFRONTS THE REALITIES OF THE PRESENT 251-208-5671/ www.space301.com. Contact: 251-208-5671/ www.space301.com

OPENING: AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS OF ALABAMA Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Dr.) Through Sun, Sep 23. Mon – Sat, 10 AM – 5 PM; Sun, 1 – 5 PM. Adults/ $10; senior adults (50+) or military/ $9; students/ $6; adult group (20+)/ $8; student group (20+)/ $3.

Contact: 251-208-5200/ www.mobilemuseumofart.com

BREAKFAST WITH THE ARTS Reception for Shared Expressions: The Mobile Bay Art Partners and Crystalline Dreams; activities for adults and children; demonstrations; representatives from area art organizations. 10 AM – noon. Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Dr.) Reservations required by Jun 22.

Contact: 251-208-5200/ griffinc@mobilemuseumofart.com

WORKSHOP: STAGE LIGHTING

Instructor: Philip Tapia (Theatre 98 Technical Director) Theater 98 (350 Morphy Ave., Fairhope) Free. Contact: 251-928-4366/ www.theatre98.org

Sunday, July 1

CHORAL EVENSONG

according to the 1662 Book of Common Prayer; music includes Noble: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis and Stanford: If ye then be risen with Christ. Musica Sacra Chamber Choir; director: Christopher Uhl. 5 PM. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (115 S. Conception St.) Contact: 251-610-1931/ musicasacra@aol.com

Tuesday, July 3

SUMMER STORY TIME

with Sandy Sanchez – for elementary school age children. Through Aug 7. Tue, 10 AM; Thu, 2 PM. Page & Palette (32 S. Section St., Fairhope) Free.

Contact: 251-928-5295/ www.pageandpalette.com

*IT’S A MYSTERY: * INVESTIGATE, EXPLORE & CREATE AN ART PROJECT for children 7 and up. Make that Code! Break that Code! Sponsors: Ben May Main Library & the Mobile Museum of Art. Tue through July 10, 1 PM. Ben May Main Library (701 Government St.)

Contact: 251-208-7086/ www.mplonline.org

*WEEKLY REHEARSAL: * GULF COAST GAY MEN’S CHORUS. All men who would like to sing are welcome; no audition required. Conductor: Judson Martin. 7 PM. St. Francis St. United Methodist Church (15 N. Joachim St.) Contact: 251-377-1117 (R.C. Skye)

CATT’S BROWN BAG IN BIENVILLE Lunchtime musical entertainment. Sponsors: Catt’s Sunday Jazz Brunch, the City of Mobile Office of Special Events, WHIL (91.3 FM) Wed, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM. Bienville Square (downtown Mobile) Free. Contact: 251-470-7730 (Greg Cyprian)

*CAPTIVE PASSAGE: * THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE AND THE MAKING OF THE AMERICAS. The Museum of Mobile (111 S. Royal St.) Through Mon, Sep 3. Mon – Sat, 9 AM – 5 PM; Sun, 1 – 5 PM. Adults/ $5; senior citizens/ $4; students/ $3; children under six/ free; groups and active military/ $1 off admission category. First Sunday of each month/ free. Contact: 251-208-7569/ museum@cityofmobile.org

*SOUTHERN MARKET’S FIRST SATURDAYS ART MARKET. * Invited artists present an eclectic mix of quality original artwork in a variety of mediums. Mar – Jun, first Sat, 9 AM – 4 PM. Downtown Mobile – Southwest corner of Government and Royal (across from the Gulf Coast Exploreum and the Museum of Mobile) Free. 251-208-7686

MOONLIGHT CHASSE BALLROOM DANCE SOCIETY, LIVE MUSIC DANCE LESSONS, First and Third Mondays. 7:30 – 10 p.m. Hot Wheels Skate Center, Daphne. $10. All ages. No partner necessary. For more info, call 621-3178.

MARKET ON THE SQUARE Farmer’s market with locally grown and produced goods, including tomatoes, cantaloupes, okra, peaches, watermelons, cut flowers, plants, honey, breads and baked goods, seafood; music and entertainment; cooking demonstrations; more. Sat, 7:30 – 11:30 AM. Cathedral Square (bounded by Dauphin, Jackson, Conti and Claiborne Streets) Contact: 251-208-7443

*MARKET IN THE PARK. * Fresh produce, seafood, honey, baked goods, wine, handcrafted goods and more; live music; free Museum admission during Market hours. Thu, 3 – 7 PM. Mobile Museum of Art (5480 Museum Dr.)Contact: 251-208-7443

DESIGN IN NATURE AND OUR SURROUNDINGS: TWO ARTISTIC PERSPECTIVES photographs by Jeannine Griffin (Mobile photographer) and John Strange (professor of Behavioral Studies and Education Technology, College of Education, University of South Alabama) University of South Alabama, Library, first floor gallery. Through Fri, Jul 27. For Library hours: http://www.southalabama.edu/univlib/info/hours.html. Contact: 251- 460-7021 (Rexann Warren)

*GREEN SPACE: * ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS IN CONTEMPORARY ART Space 301 Off Centre (6 S. Joachim St.) Through Sun, June 24. Wed – Sat, 10 – 5 PM; Sun, noon – 5 PM. Centre for the Living Arts members/free; nonmembers/ $5. Contact: 251-208-5671/ www.space301.com

*NOW ON DISPLAY: NEW WORKS: *MARY ELIZABETH KIMBROUGH and PROVIE MUSSO The Chesser Gallery (306 Dauphin St.) Through Sat, Jun 30. Tue – Thu, 11 AM – 4 PM; Sat, 11 AM – 2 PM; by appointment. Free. Contact: 251-591-7877/ www.chesserartgallery.org

*APPARITIONS *photographs by David Trimmier (www.davidtrimmier.com) Metal Benders (225 Fairhope Ave., Fairhope) Through Sat, Jun 30. Mon – Fri, 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM; Sat, 10 AM – 3:30 PM. Contact: 251-928-5858/ www.metalbendersgallery.com

*ENTRECHAT TROIS. * Images of the ballet: paintings by Lauren Woods, photographs by Mehrdad Vaghefi, and costume designs by Winthrop Corey, rendered in watercolors by Lynne Weeks. In honor of the National Dance Education Organization Conference (June 20 – 24) Mobile Arts Council (318 Dauphin St.) Through Sat, Jun 30. Mon – Fri, 9 AM – 5 PM; Sat, 8 AM – 2 PM. Free. Contact: 251-432-9796/ www.mobilearts.org

BATIK by Jean Schulman; works painted on antique linens, cotton, marbleized paper, and raw silk using dyes obtained exclusively from colored clays. University of South Alabama Library, Third Floor Gallery. Through Tue, Jul 31. For library hours: http://www.southalabama.edu/univlib/info/hours.html. Contact: 251-460-7021 (Rexann Warren)

*JUNE EXHIBITIONS. * Wildlife paintings by Carolyn Mitchell (Birmingham) and tiles and mosaics by Suzanne Ens (Pensacola.) Foley Performing Art Center (119 W. Laurel Ave., Foley) Mon – Fri, 10 AM – 4 PM; Sat, 11 AM – 2 PM. Free.

Contact: 251-943-4381/ www.foleyartcenter

*B.J. RAY FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY. * Large format prints on canvas covering a broad spectrum of subjects by an artist described as “photographer & surrealistic digital painter.” University of South Alabama, Library, Third Floor Gallery. Through Tue, July 31. For library hours: www.southalabama.edu/univlib/info/hours.html.

Contact: 251- 460-7021 (Rexann Warren)

FORGOTTEN STORIES Exhibition highlighting the social and political landscape of Mobile in 1863; includes the role of Mobile in the Civil War, contributions to the war effort and effect of the War on residents. Museum of Mobile (111 S. Royal St.) Through Sun, Aug 5. Mon – Sat, 9 AM – 5 PM; Sun, 1 – 5 PM. Adults/ $5; senior citizens/ $4; students/ $3; children under six/ free; groups and active military/ $1 off admission category. First Sunday of each month/ free.

Contact: 251-208-7659/ museumevents@cityofmobile.org/www.museumofmobile.com

*The Women’s Business Center Inc. * and the Business Innovation Center will host Build a Business Series of classes to give your business a firm foundation to grow. This series of classes cover important aspects of starting a business. All classes will be held on Tuesdays from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Business Innovation Center, 1301 Azalea Rd. Advance reservations are required. For more information call 660-2725. Tuesday, June 12 – Market Research Tuesday, June 19 – Legal Considerations Tuesday, June 26 – Accounting Consideration Tuesday, July 10 – Marketing & Sales Tuesday, July 17 – Raising Capital

*THREE EXHIBITIONS A DAY IN THE LIFE.. *ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE, photographs documenting April 13, 2007 (65 of 600 photographs by professionals and amateurs); ALABAMA PHOTO BOOK PROJECT, books produced in editions of 50, each containing a photograph and text selected by the photographer; printed with wood and metal engravings on German-made paper at Kennedy Prints letterpress shop; hand-sewn; hand-decorated with watercolors; and SOUTH BY SOUTHEAST, color and black-and-white photographs of Southeast Asia and the Antarctic by J. Russell Goodloe Jr. Eastern Shore Art Center (401 Oak St., Fairhope) Through Sat, Jun 30. Mon – Fri, 10 AM – 4 PM; Sat, 10 AM – 2 PM. Free. Contact: 251-928-2228/ www.easternshoreartcenter.com